The Bard at Hogwarts

In mid-December, the temperature in the Scottish Highlands has dropped sharply to below zero.

And Hogwarts also ushered in the first real heavy snowfall of this school year.

The entire castle seemed to be covered by a layer of pure silver yarn, and the sky showed a deep gray-blue color, which was no different from the winter in Narnia.

Countless white snowflakes fell leisurely from the sky, and the snow outside the castle was covered with snow. The lawn was once full of snowmen who would say hello.

Of course, if someone wants to see these interesting snowmen, they must be prepared, because they don’t know whose prank it is, and there are a few bad guys hidden among these snowmen.

They always throw snowballs when people are not prepared, and these snowballs fall silently on the heads of little wizards as if they were cast with magic.

This should be a very interesting and fun thing, but today there are few people outside the castle.

All the little wizards gathered together as much as possible to discuss the big event that happened two hours ago.

The head of the Auror Office, Gadwin Robards, led a team to arrest Lockhart, a professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, who was having lunch in the hall. A reporter from the Daily Prophet also accompanied them.

It has been many years since such a thing happened. Aurors rushed into Hogwarts and took away the professors in office.

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Slytherin common room.

Even though the whole thing has been over for two or three hours, the lounge is still very lively at this moment, even a little heated.

Draco walked into the lounge from outside, holding a special edition of the Daily Prophet, ignoring the lively scene around him, and walked straight to the dormitory.

"Bang!" With the sound of the door closing, the noise in his ears was completely isolated.

"Ino! Come and see the latest news." Draco shook the newspaper in his hand.

"Scarhead is famous again, and his Weasley henchmen. I don't know who they found. The efficiency of the Ministry of Magic this time is incredible. Lockhart has been convicted."

Convicted in three hours? Hearing this, Ino picked up the newspaper in surprise, and what caught his eyes were the bold headlines: "A Shocking Scam! Lockhart's Trial", "Harry Potter's Contribution to This Matter", "The Relationship between Famous Professors and Famous Students"...

It seems that the Daily Prophet also understands readers. Just these headlines make people want to read on.

It is obvious that only one article can explain the matter clearly, but the Daily Prophet has filled a whole page with not only the description of Lockhart's crimes, but also some romantic scandals, and even the evaluation of students randomly interviewed in the castle.

As he flipped through the newspaper, he finally saw the serious information.

Lockhart was suspected of fraud and intentional injury, and was sentenced to three years in Azkaban, and all his property was confiscated. The confiscated property was handed over to the Ministry of Magic for compensation to the injured wizards.

Money can move people's hearts. The reason why the Ministry of Magic was so quick, perhaps in addition to Professor McGonagall's favor, was because of the famous writer's considerable deposits.

It was a very smart operation. With conclusive evidence, they decisively arrested and tried. As for compensating the victimized wizards, how much compensation to pay, everything was negotiated by the Ministry of Magic.

"I won't hear any new toad love letters on Valentine's Day..." Ino sighed and threw the newspaper on the table.

"Valentine's Day?" Draco seemed to have caught some secrets, and instantly leaned his head over, with a curious look on his face: "Are you really in love? Tell me!"

"Don't be so curious, shouldn't you think about how to deal with Scarhead later? Lockhart's fanatical fans are not so easy to deal with."

Ino knew very well that when facing a curious little wizard, he could only use topics that made him more curious, otherwise he would face endless entanglement.

Xiaodi shared magical animals today: color-changing giant snail

Level: xxx

Appearance characteristics: Like a huge snail, but it changes color every hour, like a kaleidoscope.

Habits: Where they crawl, they will leave a trail of strong toxicity, and plants that come into contact with the venom will wither and burn.